Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-007
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Wednesday, November 17, 1971 · 7:16 PM–7:17 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call to the White House operator to request a connection to Charles W. Colson. The interaction serves solely as a logistical bridge to facilitate communication with his special counsel. No substantive policy matters or further developments occur during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On November 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:16 pm and 7:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-7
Date: November 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:16 pm and 7:17 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on November 18, 1971
- 015-006 7:14 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:14 pm to 7:16 pm.
- 015-008 7:17 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:17 pm to 7:25 pm.
- 015-009 8:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:05 pm to 8:07 pm.
- 015-010 8:10 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:10 pm.
- 015-011 8:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:10 pm and 8:21 pm.
- 015-012 8:21 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:21 pm to 8:24 pm.
- 015-013 8:41 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:41 pm to 8:46 pm.
- 015-014 8:46 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:46 pm and 9:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-007, November 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).